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The first English-language book on Czerny, and the broadest survey
of his activity in any language. Within the history of European
music, Carl Czerny (1791-1857) is simultaneously all too familiar
and virtually invisible. During his lifetime, he was a highly
successful composer of popular piano music, and his pedagogical
works remain fundamental to the training of pianists. But Czerny's
reputation in these areas has obscured the remarkable breadth of
his activity, and especially his work as a composer of serious
music, which recent performances and recordings have shown to hold
real musical interest. Beyond "The Art of Finger Dexterity"
explores Czerny's multifaceted career and its legacy and provides
the first broad assessment of his work as a composer. Prominent
North American and European musicians and scholars explore topics
including Czerny's life and its context; his autobiographical
writings and efforts to promote his teacher, Beethoven; his
activity as a pedagogue, both as teacher of Liszt and as the
authority held up to innumerable amateur women pianists; his role
in shaping performance traditions of classical music; the
development of his image during and after his lifetime; and his
work in genres including the Mass, the symphony, the string
quartet, and the piano fantasy. This is the first English-language
book on Czerny, and the broadest survey of his activity in any
language. Contributors: George Barth, Otto Biba, Attilio Bottegal,
Deanna C. Davis, James Deaville, Ingrid Fuchs, David Gramit, Alice
M. Hanson, Anton Kuerti, Marie Sumner Lott, James Parakilas,
Michael Saffle, Franz A. J. Szabo, Douglas Townsend, and John
Wiebe. DavidGramit [University of Alberta] is the author of
Cultivating Music: The Aspirations, Interests, and Limits of German
Musical Culture, 1770-1848.
A life story of a Creole, born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing
up in South Los Angeles, California, dealing with prejudice,
family, memories of the time, and people in my lif
Today's special: A slice of insight and a scoop of wisdom, with
some laughter on the side
Deanna Davis is no stranger to tough times. Like the rest of us,
she's faced her share of heartache, self-doubt, and professional
obstacles among other challenges. In this inspiring new guide, she
mixes together all the best ingredients-good humor, a dollop of
wisdom, and powerful insights from the worlds of Positive
Psychology and neuroscience-to serve up practical strategies for
transforming your life, no matter how warmed-over everything around
you (and inside you) might seem.
With humor, honesty, and a down-to-earth, relatable style, Davis
shares stories and insights that address the issues real women face
every day-from balancing family needs with personal and
professional ones, and stealing a few moments of quiet every now
and then, to getting through the rough patches that every
relationship sometimes throws us.
Celebrating the importance of mindful living, the power of
friendships, and the undeniable benefits of a good laugh (and,
every now and then, a good cry), this is just the satisfying read
we need for these tough times.
There is an art and a science to living deliberately. Living With
Intention is all about exploring your priorities and passions, and
capitalizing on your skills and gifts. It's about honoring what is
important to you now and making purposeful choices about what you
want to do next. It's about finding meaning in all you do. Using a
unique combination of information, inspiration, reflection, and
action, Living With Intention guides you in creating a vision for
who you want to be and how you want to design your life. In this
book, you will explore six key foundations for designing a wildly
fulfilling and remarkably successful life: 1) Powerful
Perspectives: Create an attitude of possibility and opportunity by
transforming your outlook. 2) Get Vivid, Get Busy, and Get Support:
Design an inspiring vision and practical goals that ensure
fulfillment and success. 3) Energy, Focus, Outcomes: Direct your
time, energy, and expertise to achieve outstanding results in
everything you do. 4) Enduring Happiness: Practice the science of
life satisfaction to weave more joy and contentment into your days.
5) What You Do Best: Identify your unique strengths and gifts, and
use them to create the life you want. 6) Balance and Resilience:
Tap into the power of positive stress while minimizing the impact
of negative stress. Living With Intention takes you on a voyage
toward the life you were born to live. Enjoy the journey Deanna
Davis, Ph.D., is an accomplished life coach, professional speaker,
and author who helps people design wildly fulfilling and remarkably
successful lives. She coaches clients and audiences in such diverse
issues as mind/body health, finding balance, peak performance, and
improvingquality of life. Deanna is an admitted laughaholic and a
strong proponent of adding chocolate as a key component of the USDA
Food Pyramid. Visit Deanna online at www.appliedinsight.net.
An engaging, accessible guide to personal empowerment.
The phenomenal success of "The Secret" points to the great hunger
for answers, hope, and change. But what if books like that seem a
little too ?out there? for you? Enter Deanna Davis, whose
down-to-earth approach stems from her own change of heart (it
happened at the Olive Garden). In this fun, quirky, and decidedly
straightforward guide, Deanna shares the science, strategy, and
stories of how to create your ideal life using a universal key to
success called the Law of Attraction, whether you seek health,
wealth, happiness, success, or anything else, large or small.
The book blends cutting-edge research, practical techniques, and a
conversational, light, funny tone to make the information both
meaningful and memorable. Like a talk by your favorite college
professor, it provides brilliant concepts in a downto- earth
manner?an uncommon blend of wisdom, creativity, inspiration, and
practical strategies that work.
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